Midcap Fund Correlations

PMBCX Fund  USD 35.12  0.17  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Midcap Fund Class and Rbc Emerging Markets is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Midcap Fund is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Midcap Fund Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Midcap Fund Class and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Midcap Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving against Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.64PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.59SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.57SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.57SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.56PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.56SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.55SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.53PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.51PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.5PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.5PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.45PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.45PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.79PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.65PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.59PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.58PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.58PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.58PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.54PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.54PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.51SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.5SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.49STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.49SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.45PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.43PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.64PHTUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.63PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.63PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.63PHTFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.6SCUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.59PHTJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Midcap Mutual Fund performing well and Midcap Fund Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Midcap Fund's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.